Saturday's Bellator 42 event gets four-fight preliminary card

The preliminary card for Saturday’s Bellator 42 event is set with four bouts.

The season-four event takes place at Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla.

The night’s main card airs on MTV2 with a non-title fight between heavyweight champion Cole Konrad and UFC/Strikeforce vet Paul Buentello, as well as the semifinal round of the organization’s eight-man light-heavyweight tournament.

In the featured preliminary-card bout, three-time Bellator middleweight-tournament entrant Jared Hess (11-2-1 MMA, 3-2 BFC) fights in his home state when he takes on Chris Bell (10-3 MMA, 0-0 BFC).

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